King James Version

1 Kings 4:23

Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Kings 5:3.

עֲשָׂרָ֨הasarahtenעֶשֶׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “ten”, the ordinary formH6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.בָקָ֜רvaqarherdבָּקָרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “herd”, the ordinary formH1241beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herdbeeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox.בְּרִאִ֗יםberiimfirmבָּרִיאadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “firm”, the ordinary formH1277fatted or plumpfat ((fleshed), -ter), fed, firm, plenteous, rank.וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםveesrimand twentyעֶשְׂרִיםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and twenty”, the ordinary formH6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).בָּקָ֛רbaqarherdבָּקָרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “herd”, the ordinary formH1241beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herdbeeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox.רְעִ֖יreipastureרְעִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “pasture”, the ordinary formH7471pasturepasture.וּמֵ֣אָהumeahand hundred , -thמֵאָהconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “and hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.צֹ֑אןtsonflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).לְ֠בַדlevadto apartבַּדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to apart”, the ordinary formH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.מֵֽאַיָּ֤לmeayalfrom hartאַיָּלpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from hart”, the ordinary formH354a stag or male deerhart.וּצְבִי֙utseviand beautifulצְבִיconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and beautiful”, the ordinary formH6643splendor (as conspicuous); also a gazelle (as beautiful)beautiful(-ty), glorious (-ry), goodly, pleasant, roe(-buck).וְיַחְמ֔וּרveyachmurand fallow deerיַחְמוּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and fallow deer”, the ordinary formH3180a kind of deerfallow deer.וּבַרְבֻּרִ֖יםuvarburimand fowlבַּרְבֻּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and fowl”, the ordinary formH1257a fowl (as fattened on grain)fowl.אֲבוּסִֽיםavusimfattedאָבַסverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “fatted”, a verb used as a describing wordH75to fodderfatted, stalled.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(5-3) ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, beside harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.

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American Standard Version (1901)

ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.

Young’s Literal Translation

ten fat oxen, and twenty feeding oxen, and a hundred sheep, apart from hart, and roe, and fallow-deer, and fatted beasts of the stalls,

World English Bible

ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

Darby Translation

ten fatted oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.

Douay-Rheims

Ten fat oxen and twenty out of the pastures, and a hundred rams, besides venison of harts, roes, and buffles, and fatted fowls.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(5-3) ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, beside harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and ten choice calves, and twenty pastured oxen, and a hundred sheep, besides stags, and choice fatted does.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ δέκα μόσχοι ἐκλεκτοὶ, καὶ εἴκοσι βόες νομάδες, καὶ ἑκατὸν πρόβατα, ἐκτὸς ἐλάφων, καὶ δορκάδων ἐκλεκτῶν σιτευτά.